NOUN | person | Laplace, Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon de Laplace | French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827) |
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Meaning | French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827). | |
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Synonyms | Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon de Laplace | |
Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
mathematician | A person skilled in mathematics | |
Spanish | Laplace | |
Catalan | Laplace |
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